The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-12-25

private tell wonders Of his powers Of conception and OF
his broad and virle execution Time was when the
nute, the ciarionet or the cello were ''ths fashion,
Tempora rru,antu,. but It Is clear that the reign OF the
keyboard Is not yet nearing ts end.
The secession Of n. Eloi sylvia from the force. Of the
National Opera Company will deprive New York andi.
ences OF the opportunity Of hearing the tenor. In the
spring, in q role that has never been adequately Allied in
the United s~tates-that Of Nero In Rubinstsin's operA
bearing the same title. N. sylvia was the original Nero
when Rubinstein's work was brought out under the
composers direction In Antwerp, and his performance.
given this season in English, IN said TO be equally re-
markable In = lyric and a dramatic sense, and realistic
and powerful In an extraordinary degree.
sisnor Volta a youns and promising bssso who was
first heard In italian opera and who 10 now q member OF
Mr.. Lockes National Opera Company. Ia reported rs
among the numerous creditors of that somewhat impe-
cunious organization. signor vetta, howevsr-he Is an
American, by the way. and his italian name and its pre-
AZ are merely assumed-is not one of the troublesome
members OF the company. One Of his more obstrepcrous
fellow creditors lately urged him to throw MP his on.
eagement and leave for New York. "what on earth do
you sing for ~ asked tho friend. "You haven't had n
dollar for months" "Quite true, - was sirnor vetta's
reply; but you sec, am used to that 1 was brought
up under Col. Mapleson."
Tidinss Of Mr. George Gouid's marriage to Miss Edith
Kingdom and some startling intelligence concerning the
Vanderbilt family appear in the columns OF tho Tropa+
tore, the leading italian musical Journal After transla-
ton. the news reads As follows: Happy people-f tho
information IL authentic. Miss stinEson, . soubrette In
Now York theatre. has married the noted millionaire
Gould, and Nellie Gouilon. . singer At the Boudss- Yam.
tees has married the millionaire, Vanderbilt Allen
who has given her. a. . marriage portion. twenty-five
million dollars or one hundred million urr!"
The German and italian newspapers bring = few items
Of interest," sianor Marconi who comes to New York
in April. goes to La Scala this month - primo tsnors.
The season at that house opens with Goldmarks Queen
Of sheba." y. E. saintsasns has gone to Spain, to work on
his =. Benvenuto Cellini. ~. -. "A now opera house Is to DO
built in Barcelona at . cost Of 81 100000 -. Herr Anton
schott Is bound to be remembered, even II he has 70
build churches. He has presented the Protestant com.
munity Of AbenberR. in bavaria with . house of wor.
ship. :. The theatre in Coblcntz has lust celebrated tho
Tooth anniversary Of its existence. Mile. Van zandt IL
announced to sing In Vienna and in Pesth. The art,.ts'
death roll in Europe for tho last few weeks included
Eurene HsssoL who was q c~eisbrated French baritone
halt . century ago; the composer and vocal teacher
Panofks; Theodore Michaelis, who wrote the Turkish
fatroi;"', Eduard Mnrxsen. Brahms. teacher; Maria
BarbieriN Mini. an Italian prima donna and Ugo Capsttl
an Italian journalist AID WsGnerite.